in support of the Ronald McDonald House Charities

Event Details

Friday, January 13, 2017, 12:30 pm SECOND SEATING*: 2:00 pm

*Our first seating of this Adventure SOLD OUT and registration for the second seating is now CLOSED. We appreciate your interest and encourage you to check out our list of other awesome upcoming Adventures.

Venue: Ronald McDonald House Charity of San Diego

2929 Children's Way

San Diego, CA 92123

Cost: $35

About the Event

Let us help you start your New Year off right with a resolution to follow amazing charitable role model Joan B. Kroc and give more** in 2017!

Join us for our Ronald McDonald Charitable Adventure with acclaimed author and journalist, Lisa Napoli, where we will enjoy an afternoon of inspiration over lunch and tour of the Ronald McDonald House in San Diego, a “home away from home” for families with children being treated for serious, often life-threatening conditions at local hospitals. Lisa's book, Ray & Joan: The Man Who Made the McDonald's Fortune and the Woman Who Gave It All Away dives into the untold story of Joan Kroc, a woman who gave billions to her philanthropic pursuits, including the Ronald McDonald Houses.

Before this Adventure has even begun you will be following the charitable example of Joan with a donation to the Ronald McDonald House included in your ticket. On the day of the event, as we enjoy gourmet box lunches, we will learn how Lisa was inspired by an obscure piece of Los Angeles art to begin her research on the Krocs and everything that she discovered thereafter. Following lunch, we will be given a special tour of the facility by a staff member, to reveal to us all the amazing things that the charity aims to do for children and their families.

Your Adventure includes a donation to the Ronald McDonald House Charity, gourmet box lunch (options below) with beverage, facility tour, book discussion, Q&A, author signing, and an opportunity to meet the author up close & personal in an intimate & unique setting.

**If you would like to give more to the Ronald McDonald House please CLICK HERE for a "Wish List" of ways to give to the charity, including welcome bags, clothing, personal care, toys, games, and our personal favorite, books.

About the Author and Book

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Lisa Napoli has lived for the last dozen years in southern California, where she was inspired to write this book by a public artwork with a mysterious provenance. In her three decades as a journalist, she’s worked for The New York Times, MSNBC, the public radio show Marketplace, and a variety of other outlets. She’s covered everything from presidential campaigns, to hacker conventions and a hostage standoff, to the dawn of the World Wide Web. Her first book, Radio Shangri-La, is about the impact of media culture on the mysterious Kingdom of Bhutan, where she was invited to help start a radio station at the dawn of democratic rule.

A graduate of Hampshire College, Lisa leads an award-winning volunteer cooking group at the Downtown Women’s Center on Skid Row in Los Angeles. She’s also the founding board chair of the Bhutan Media Society, an all-volunteer news outlet created by Bhutanese refugees in diaspora.

Ray & Joan is a quintessentially American tale of corporate intrigue and private passion: a struggling Mad Men–era salesman with a vision for a fast-food franchise that would become one of the world’s most enduring brands, and a beautiful woman willing to risk her marriage and her reputation to promote controversial causes that touched her deeply.

Ray Kroc was peddling franchises around the country for a fledgling hamburger stand in the 1950s—McDonald’s, it was called—when he entered a St. Paul supper club and encountered a beautiful young piano player who would change his life forever. The attraction between Ray and Joan was instantaneous and instantly problematic. Yet even the fact that both were married to other people couldn’t derail their roller coaster of a romance.To the outside world, Ray and Joan were happy, enormously rich, and giving. But privately, Joan was growing troubled over Ray’s temper and dark secret, something she was reluctant to publicly reveal. Those close to them compared their relationship to that of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. And yet, this volatility paved the way for Joan’s transformation into one of the greatest philanthropists of our time. A force in the peace movement, she produced activist films, books, and music and ultimately gave away billions of dollars, including landmark gifts to the Salvation Army and NPR.Together, the two stories form a compelling portrait of the twentieth century: a story of big business, big love, and big giving.

Event Registration:

REGISTRATION FOR THE SECOND SEATING WILL CLOSE ON JANUARY 11, 2017. Please note that registration for this second seating will close on end of day on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 due to the necessity of an advanced lunch order.

Please note that no physical tickets will be issued. Due to the special nature of this event, no refunds are available after January 6, 2017, or for no-shows. Only books pre-purchased below or at the event will be eligible for signing.

Please choose the ticket below that corresponds with your meal choice for your gourmet box lunch from Con Pane to be delivered at the event: Turkey Sandwich, Roast Beef Sandwich, or Vegetarian Sandwich.

Books will be available at the event for purchase and signing, or pre-order a signed copy of Ray & Joan to be delivered at the event:

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